Why the Instrument Mechanic matters
     An instrument mechanic plays a very important part in a power station. With the growing complexity of modern plant and the ever-increasing temperatures and pressures used, accurate instrumentation is vital. Instruments provide warning and control for equipment costing millions of pounds, and if they fail to function, serious damage may result. It is an instrument mechanic’s duty to see that they do function accurately.

     Although the Board occasionally recruits qualified craftsmen from other industries, normally it trains its own. At present, the intake of apprentice instrument mechanics averages about 35 a year throughout England and Wales.

Entry qualifications
     Apprentices are recruited at the age of 15 or 16 from secondary modern or secondary technical schools. Qualifications looked for are a good.